Arzviller (german: Arzweiler) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Moselle
The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it jo ...
department
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Government and military
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in
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrat ...
in northeastern
France
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.
Its particularity lies in its Franco-German influences and its
Germanic dialect, which make it, along with the other villages in the region, a cultural exception.
Geography
Arzviller is located in the historic region of
Lorraine
Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gr ...
and is part of the ''
pays
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de
Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg (; also , ; Lorraine Franconian: ; older la, Pons Saravi) is a commune of northeastern France.
In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains.
Geography
Sarrebourg is ...
''.
The village is close to the
Saint-Louis-Arzviller inclined plane
The Saint-Louis-Arzviller inclined plane is an canal inclined plane, inclined plane on the Marne-Rhine Canal (french: Canal de la Marne au Rhin) that enables the canal to cross the Vosges Mountains. It is located in the Communes of France, commun ...
and the rock of
Dabo
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. It is an hour's drive from
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
,
Nancy and
Metz
Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...
thanks to its proximity to the
A4 highway and the
RN4.
Population
Cultural events and festivities
Throughout the year, Arzviller is animated by the
St. John's Eve celebrations, the messti, the
Christmas market
A Christmas market, also known as ''Christkindlmarkt'' (literally: ''Christ Child Market'', but the term "Christkind" usually refers to an angel-like "spirit of Christmas" rather than literally the Christ Child), ''Christkindlesmarkt'', ''Chris ...
and many other cultural and sporting events.
See also
*
Saint-Louis-Arzviller inclined plane
The Saint-Louis-Arzviller inclined plane is an canal inclined plane, inclined plane on the Marne-Rhine Canal (french: Canal de la Marne au Rhin) that enables the canal to cross the Vosges Mountains. It is located in the Communes of France, commun ...
*
Communes of the Moselle department
The following is a list of the 725 Communes of France, communes of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as ...
References
External links
*
Communes of Moselle (department)
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